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Iowa GOP: There is one same-sex marriage party

The leader of the Iowa Republican Party said he will continue to uphold the party's opposition on same-sex marriage.

A.J. Spiker spoke on Iowa Public TV's, "Iowa Press."

"The party wants to be welcoming and we're a big tent and we want to have people of a lot of different views a part of the party," Spiker said. "But what you also need to understand is that there is a gay marriage party and that's the Iowa Democratic Party."

He said the Iowa Republican Party will continue to push for the right to vote on the issue.

Spiker said he doesn't expect Republicans who favor same-sex marriage to leave the party.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Iowa since 2009.

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